About the author

Michael WiseBDS, FDS,RCS.(Eng),MScD,(Indiana)

Michael was Visiting Professor at The Eastman Dental Institute, University College London between 2003 and December 2011. He was recognised by The General Dental Council as a specialist in oral surgery and a specialist in restorative dentistry. He maintained a private restorative and surgical practice in London. Since 1977 he ran continuing postgraduate courses for groups of up to 20 dentists teaching both dental and life management skills.

"Why I wrote this memoir"

Following several lectures to the medical profession, I was encouraged by doctors and nurses to write about my experience. I wanted to inform the public and the medical profession, via an interesting read, how it felt to be critically ill and travel the difficult journey from intensive care to kidney dialysis, a kidney transplant and rehabilitation. I have included the coping strategies that I developed to help me through this challenging time. I hope that they may help other people who are seriously ill, and also those in demanding life situations.

Most important, however, is that it may motivate someone to become a kidney donor while alive or an organ donor after their death. This could save or greatly enhance a life. If so then all the time, energy, passion and cost involved in this book’s production will have been worthwhile.

On The Toss Of A Coin will be launched as a paperback and e-book. Available now at Amazon.co.uk for pre-order and at usual bookshops from 28th February 2017. Published by Matador. £9.99 ISBN 9781785899218.

I would be very grateful if you could please rate it on Amazon after 28 February 2017 and inform friends, colleagues and family about it, directly and/or by social media.